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Working fire in the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, 6/27/15

The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD responded to a report of smoke in the townhouse at 407 Catbird Lane in an unincorporated section of their district. First arriving units encountered smoke and upgraded the alarm to the Code 4 for the working fire. They made quick work of extinguishing the the fire above one of the 2nd floor bedrooms.

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods units at the scene included Engines 51 and 52, Truck 53, Battalion 51, and Ambulance 52. Mutual aid at the scene was from Wheeling (T24), Buffalo Grove (BN 4 and E26), Prospect Heights (S9), a Lake Zurich ambulance plus chiefs from Long Grove and Countryside.

Pierce fire engine at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce ladder truck positioned through dense trees at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen cut vent hole in roof

Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Engine 52

Dan McInerney photo

fireman after fighting a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

fire trucks at fire scene

Dan McInerney photo

firemen cut vent hole in roof

Dan McInerney photo

firemen cut vent hole in roof

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen cut vent hole in roof

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen cut vent hole in roof

Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53

Dan McInerney photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Battalion 51

Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove FD Engine 26

Dan McInerney photo

Wheeling FD Truck 24

Dan McInerney photo

Prospect Heights FPD Squad 9

Dan McInerney photo

Pierce fire engine at fire scene

Dan McInerney photo

back of fire engine with hose off

Dan McInerney photo

vent holes in roof after attic fire

Dan McInerney photo

aftermath of townhouse fire

Larry Shapiro photo

aftermath of attic fire in townhouse

Larry Shapiro photo

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Chicago Working Fire, 3-10-15

This from Josh Boyajian:

Tuesday I took in a fire at 5038 s May. Battalion 15 arrived and had smoke showing from the attic of a 2.5 sty balloon frame. Fire started on the first floor in the ceiling and traveled up the walls and into the attic. Engine 50 had 2 lines lead out, Truck 18 had their main to the roof. Here are some shots.
fireman climbs ladder with roof ladder

Josh Boyajian photo

smoke from roof at house fire

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen venting a peaked roof

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen venting a peaked roof

Josh Boyajian photo

fireman on peaked roof after ventilating

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen pose after battling a fire

Josh Boyajian photo

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Wheeling house fire 7-23-14

This from Larry Shapiro:

Residents called the Wheeling Fire Department Wednesday evening reporting some sort of explosion in the kitchen at 293 Lincoln Road. When the first police officer arrived, he reported smoke showing and that one person needed medical attention. Firefighters arrived within minutes and confirmed a fire inside the split-level house.

One ambulance transported the civilian to an area hospital and the alarm was upgraded tot he working fire. Two interior lines were used to make quick work of extinguishing the fire.

Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Northbrook units responded to the scene in addition to two engines, two ambulances, a truck, and two chief officers from Wheeling.

Here are a few images and a short video.

smoke from house fire

Light smoke showing. Larry Shapiro photo

firemen vent roof of house

Larry Shapiro photo

Spartan fire engine at fire scene

Engines from Wheeling and Northbrook. Larry Shapiro photo

firemen fight house fire

Firemen head to the roof as crews work a line on the second floor. Larry Shapiro photo

firemen vent roof of house

The roof is vented. Larry Shapiro photo

Sutphen tower ladder at dusk fire scene

Wheeling Truck 24 had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

Sutphen tower ladder at dusk fire scene

Truck 24 in operation. Larry Shapiro photo

new fire hydrant next to old one

It appears that new hydrants are being installed down the block. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images is at shapirophotography.net

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Chicago working fire, 7-5-14

This from Eric Haak:

Took in this working fire on the 6100 block of South Washtenaw on Saturday.  I arrived less than 10 minutes in and the fire was already well under control.  I included a close up of the spare tower ladder that TL39 was running with.  Over the weekend, they were running out of spare tower ladders and both TL34 and TL54 were running as trucks at one point or another.  As you can see, the body wear on these old E-One’s is very evident but it seems like they are in service more than the front line rigs.  It should also be noted that Squad 5 was running with the old air mask rig as their box.  Shop # G-487.  Engines on this were 88 and 101 with Truck 41 and Tower Ladder 39.
fireman with axe venting roof at house fire

Eric Haak photo

firemen venting roof at house fire

Eric Haak photo

smoke from house fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

Chicago 29 year old tower ladder

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD Engine 101

Eric Haak photo

fireman with dirty face after fighting a fire

Eric Haak photo

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Norwood Park Box Alarm, 1-28-14 (more)

This from Steve Redick:

Here are the photos to match the previous video. From what I was told the fire involved the chimney and wood burning stove in the basement, and the fire ran up to the attic. Make no mistake it was bitter cold, several degrees below zero. It was tough to do anything. Finally got some shots of the new rig working. This was a done deal in very short order.

Steve Redick

 

heavy smoke from single family house on fire

Steve Redick photo

firemen place ladder at house fire

Steve Redick photo

fire chief at door of house fire

Steve Redick photo

Norwood Park Pierce tower ladder

Steve Redick photo

firemen use saw to ventilate roof at house fire

Steve Redick photo

firemen ventilate roof at house fire

Steve Redick photo

fireman silhouetted on roof with smoke

Steve Redick photo

orwood Park FPD Pierce Impel puper

Steve Redick photo

rear of Pierce Impel fire engine

Steve Redick photo

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Frankfort house fire 10-15-13

This from Tom Clifton:

Frankfort full still on box 721 this morning at 20616 persimmon ct. Heavy fire in the rear on arrival. 

Tom Clifton

Frankfort Fire Protection District

Tom Clifton photo

Frankfort Fire Protection District

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Frankfort Fire Protection District

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Frankfort Fire Protection District

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Frankfort Fire Protection District

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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Box Alarm 4-3-13

Shortly after 8PM Wednesday evening, a caller reported a basement fire at 884 Swan Boulevard in unincorporated Lake County. The area off of Inverrary Road west of Milwaukee Avenue is covered by the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, and there is only one point of access into and out of the subdivision.

First arriving units were greeted by the homeowner outside the unit with severed burns to both feet. They reported heavy smoke pushing out of the center unit and upgraded the alarm to a Code 4 (working fire) and then immediately to a Box Alarm. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods had two engines, a quint, three ambulances and two chief officers on the scene. Mutual aid with engines came from Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, and Northbrook. Squads came from Prospect Heights (RIT) and then from Loncolnshire-Riverwoods Station 51. Deerfield was at the scene with a truck, and additional ambulances came from Lake Zurich and Wheeling. Chief officers came from Long Grove, Prospect Heights, Deerfield, and Mundelein.

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods paramedics transferred patient care of the homeowner to the Wheeling ambulance, which transported to Condell Hospital. Two lines went into the fire unit and an additional line was pulled to an exposure unit, while Buffalo Grove firefighters went to the roof to ventilate. The fire was stopped quickly and contained to the unit of origin, but not before burning through the first floor ceiling to create a hole on the second floor. A dog perished in the fire.

The Mess Canteen was at the scene and setup near Lincolnshire-Riverwoods’ new dive/rehab unit.

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were both at the scene. Images and a video from Larry are in this post and images from Tim are forthcoming.

broken windows and heavy smoke at house fire

View from the rear just after the interior companies hit the fire and took out the windows. Larry Shapiro

front door of house on fire

Light smoke escaping from the front door. Larry Shapiro photo

patient on stretcher at fire scene

The burn victim is transferred to another ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo

smoke at house fire

Smoke escapes from the rear of the unit. Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters exiting burning house

Lincolnshire firefighters are relieved after making the initial attack. Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters venting a roof

Firefighters vent the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Engine 52

Engine 52 had several lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53

Truck 53 laddered the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters venting a roof

Buffalo Grove firefighters venting the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Engine 52

Lincolnshire Engine 52 was the first-in engine. Larry Shapiro photo

MESS Canteen

The MESS Canteen was at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Rehab unit

LRFPD Dive/Rehab 51 was the base for rehab. Larry Shapiro photo

burned out living room

The first floor of the unit after overhaul. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more fire images is at shapirophotography.net.

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Fox Lake Box Alarm 1-23-13

This from Jeff Rudolph:

12/23/2013 .Fox Lake pulled a box alarm for a fire at 35859 Hunt around 1630 hrs today. First engine had a basement fire extending through the roof. Jeff Rudolph

 

Antioch fire engine tanker

Antioch tanker filling the portable tank. Jeff Rudolph photo

firefighters opening a roof

Firefighters open the roof. Jeff Rudolph photo

Fox Lake ambulance

Fox Lake ambulance. Jeff Rudolph photo

Fox Lake fire department engine at fire scene

Fox Lake pumper/tanker drafting from a portable tank. Jeff Rudolph photo

firefighter cutting into a roof

Venting the roof. Jeff Rudolph photo

Grayslake fire engine Seagrave

Grayslake was mutual aid with an engine. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Park Ridge Box Alarm 8-4-12

Severe storms passed through the city and suburbs late in the afternoon on Saturday keeping many fire departments busy. Park Ridge and North Maine units were picking up from a storm related call shortly after 5PM when a call was received reporting smoke from a house next door to another home with a gas leak. North Maine Engine 1 was first on the scene at 110 N. Home Avenue and reported smoke showing from two sides of a large two-story modern home. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire shortly after the first units arrived.

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Firefighters from Morton Grove Squad 4 work on the roof providing vertical ventilation. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Park Ridge Tower Ladder 36 with ladder to the roof as light smoke vents from the attic. Larry Shapiro photo

Units on the still alarm were Park Ridge with an engine, tower, two ambulances and the battalion chief, Niles Ambulance 3,  plus North Maine Engine 1 and Battalion 1. The Code 4 brought Niles Truck 2, DesPlaines Engine 62, Glenview Engine 7, Lincolnwood Ambulance 15,  tower 158 from Rosemont, plus Squad 4 from Morton Grove.

Park Ridge Fire Department house fire on Home Avenue 8-4-12

Fire burns briefly through a hole in the roof as firefighters in the bucket stand by. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Firefighters on the roof finish cutting several vent holes. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies entered the house and found clear conditions on the second floor until they opened the scuttle to the attic. They encountered high heat, heavy smoke, and active fire. Portions of the attic were finished with a plywood floor which hampered efforts to gain access to parts of the attic from some of the second floor rooms.

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Fire was in the attic of this large two-story house at 110 N. Home Avenue in Park Ridge. Larry Shapiro photo

Two lines were used in the house and multiple holes were cut in the roof. The high humidity and extensive interior work necessitated an upgrade to a Box Alarm for relief companies. This brought engines from River Grove, Norwood Park, and Wheeling, a tower from Mt. Prospect, a squad from Skokie, an ambulance from Buffalo Grove, and Des Plaines Battalion 9. The fire was struck out around 6:30PM.

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

North Maine Engine 1 was the first unit on the scene and had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro went to the scene and submitted several images.

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Park Ridge Engine 35 was the second engine to arrive. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Norwood Park’s new Engine 101 was parked on Touhy. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Mount Prospect Tower 13 came in on the Box Alarm. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Glenview Engine 7 was due on the Code 4 and Wheeling Engine 23 came in on the Box Alarm. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Niles Truck 2 was staged behind the Park Ridge tower ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

 

A gallery with more images can be found HERE.

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